Mark Your Calendars

Who doesn't love bargains? Here's some information about a few upcoming sidewalk sales:

Wyckoff: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30 through Saturday, Sept. 1. (Vases at left sold at Eco Galleria, 365 Franklin Ave.)

Bergenfield: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6.

Fair Lawn: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21.

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Here Comes Harry...

The witching hour is approaching...

The final Harry Potter novel will be released at midnight tonight. Lots of local stores such as Bookends in Ridgewood and Acorns in Tenafly are hosting parties, as are the larger chains.

Where will you be picking up your copy?

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Movie Ticket Prices

It's now $10.50 for an adult ticket at AMC Loews Palisades Center in West Nyack, N.Y. (Students are $9.50, seniors are $8.50, and children 2 to 12 are $7.50. Matinee prices are $8.)

It went up in time for Spider-Man 3, a clerk told me last night. "[The increase is] so not worth it," he said. Ha.

It's still cheaper than seeing a movie in Manhattan, where adult tickets typically cost $11, and is equal to prices charged at Edgewater Multiplex Cinemas, but it's still one of the priciest movie theatres in the region. (Prices are $9.75 in Closter, $9.50 in Paramus, $9 in Westwood, and $8 in West Milford and at the Rialto in Ridgefield Park.)

It's still $4 - all the time, for everyone - to see a movie at Cedar Lane Cinemas in Teaneck.

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Treasure hunting in Montclair

Today's Shopping section features a peek at four of the unique stores in Montclair's Bloomfield Avenue/Church Street shopping area.  Montclair

There's a lot to explore there!  Tell us about your favorite Montclair retailers.